After
living what I felt was a
"decent" life,
my time on earth came to the
end.
The first thing I remember
is sitting on a bench
in the waiting room of what
I thought to be a court
house. The doors opened and
I was instructed to come in
and have a seat by the
defense table.
As I looked around I saw the
"prosecutor." He was a
villainous looking gent who
snarled as he stared at me.
He definitely was the most
evil person I have ever
seen.
I sat down and looked to my
left and there sat My
Attorney, a kind and gentle
looking man whose appearance
seemed
so familiar to me, I felt I
knew Him.
The corner door flew open
and there appeared the Judge
in full flowing robes. He
commanded an awesome
presence as He moved across
the room I couldn't take my
eyes off of Him. As He
took His seat behind the
bench, He said, "Let us
begin."
The prosecutor rose and
said, "My name is Satan and
I am here to show you why
this man belongs in hell."
He proceeded to tell of lies
that I told, things that I
stole, and In the past when
I cheated others. Satan told
of other horrible
Perversions that were once
in my life and the more he
spoke, the further down in
my seat I sank. I was so
embarrassed that I couldn't
look at anyone, even my own
Attorney, as the Devil told
of sins that even I had
completely forgotten about.
As upset as I was at Satan
for telling all these things
about me, I was equally
upset at My Attorney who sat
there silently not Offering
any form of defense at all.
I know I had been guilty of
those things, but I had done
some good in my life -
couldn't that at least equal
out part of the harm I'd
done?
Satan finished with a fury
and said, "This man belongs
in hell, he is guilty of all
that I have charged and
there is not a person who
can prove otherwise."
When it was His turn, My
Attorney first asked if He
might approach the bench.
The Judge allowed this over
the strong objection of
Satan,
and beckoned Him to come
forward.
As He got up and started
walking, I was able to see
Him in His full splendor and
majesty. I realized why He
seemed so familiar; this was
Jesus representing me, my
Lord and my Savior.
He stopped at the bench and
softly said to the Judge,
"Hi, Dad," and then He
turned to address the court.
"Satan was correct in saying
that this man had sinned, I
won't deny any of these
allegations. And, yes, the
wage of sin is death, and
this man deserves to be
punished."
Jesus took a deep breath and
turned to His Father with
outstretched arms and
proclaimed, "However, I died
on the cross so that this
person might have eternal
life and he has accepted Me
as his Savior, so he is
Mine."
My Lord continued with, "His
name is written in the book
of life and no one can
snatch him from Me. Satan
still does not understand
yet.
This man is not to be given
justice, but rather mercy."
As Jesus sat down, He
quietly paused, looked at
His Father and said, "There
is nothing else that needs
to be done. I've done it
all."
The Judge lifted His mighty
hand and slammed the gavel
down. The following words
bellowed from His lips..
"This man is free." The
penalty for him has already
been paid in full. Case
dismissed."
As my Lord led me away, I
could hear Satan ranting and
raving, "I won't give up, I
will win the next one." I
asked Jesus as He gave me my
instructions where to go
next, "Have you ever lost a
case?"
Christ lovingly smiled and
said, "Everyone that has
come to Me and asked Me to
represent them has received
the same verdict as you,
~Paid In
Full~
"Stop telling God how big
your storm is.
Instead, tell the storm how
big your God is!"
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